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Proteas on top

Centurion Ashwell Prince was finally prised out by England at Headingley - but not before he had re-written South Africa's record books. Read

Ronaldo: Future still undecided

Cristiano Ronaldo has refused to confirm Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's claim that the winger will remain at Old Trafford. Read

Drogba stays at home

Chelsea have left for their pre-season tour of Asia without striker Didier Drogba. Read

Rose and Westwood limp over the line

Justin Rose and Lee Westwood, two players who were the focus of attention in the build-up to The Open, found their championship over on Sunday - three hours before the leaders ventured out at Birkdale. Read

Cavendish pulls out of Tour de France

Britain's record-breaking cyclist Mark Cavendish has pulled out the Tour de France ahead of the forthcoming mountain stages. Read

Stoner on pole

Australian Casey Stoner was imperious at Laguna Seca on Saturday, taking a fifth successive pole position by almost half a second. Read

McClennan: It was a very important win

Leeds coach Brian McClennan hailed his side's "dogged determination" after they inflicted a 37-24 defeat on Catalans Dragons at Stade Gilbert Brutus in stiflingly hot conditions. Read

Lowes hails Wolves' spirit

Warrington coach James Lowes paid tribute to the character of his side after they clawed their way back from 18-6 down at half-time to secure a 19-18 win at Huddersfield. Read

Gill remains steadfast on Ronaldo

Manchester United chief executive David Gill is adamant Cristiano Ronaldo will not receive a pay rise. Read

Leeds keep pressure on Saints

Leeds inflicted third-place Catalans' first home defeat since March 8 and kept the pressure on St Helens at the top of the engage Super League with a 37-24 win. Read

Late leveller dents Villa bid

Aston Villa conceded a last-minute equaliser to let slip an early advantage in their Intertoto Cup third-round tie with Odense, which ended 2-2. Read

Wolves sneak past Giants

A first-ever hat-trick of tries by Huddersfield full-back Leroy Cudjoe was all in vain as Warrington came from 18-6 down to complete a 19-18 victory over the Giants. Read

Norman conquest not easy - Harrington

Padraig Harrington is expecting nothing less than a real tough tussle with 53-year-old Greg Norman when they go head-to-head in the final group of the Open Championship. Read

Proteas move towards commanding lead

Ashwell Prince's second hundred in successive Tests condemned England to a major first innings deficit on day two at Headingley. Read

Wakefield in surprise contention

England's Simon Wakefield, without a European Tour victory in over 200 starts, gave himself a chance to win the Open as wind caused carnage at Royal Birkdale. Read

Prince frustrates England

Ashwell Prince's second hundred in successive Tests condemned England to a major first-innings deficit on day two at Headingley. Read

Pickering and Edgar answer GB call

Craig Pickering and Tyrone Edgar will join Simeon Williamson in the British 100 metres team for next month's Olympic Games after Dwain Chambers failed to win his court judgement to run in Beijing. Read

Australia squueze past Springboks

Australia kick-started their Tri-Nations campaign with a 16-9 victory over South Africa at Subiaco Oval. Read

Second ton of series for Prince

Ashwell Prince struck his second hundred of the npower series as South Africa took a firm grip on the Test match at Headingley. Read

Freire triumphs in stage 14

Oscar Freire held off a stern challenge from sprint legend Erik Zabel and Leonardo Duque to win the 14th stage of the Tour de France from Nimes to Digne-les-Bains on Saturday. Read

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